Image from a quicklink (Image by Unknown Owner) Details DMCA | President Barack Obama shuttled between the West Bank and Jerusalem on Thursday, prodding Palestinians and Israelis to restart peace talks as he acknowledged decades of frustration but insisted it's in both sides' best interest. Obama, who said all parties need to "break out of the old habits," raised some hackles among Palestinians as he backed off a previous call for Israel to halt settlement building on land the Palestinians claim as a condition for peace talks. Instead, he said the "core issue" is sovereignty for the Palestinians and security for the Israelis. |